German Court Rejects Farmer’s Climate Suit vs Volkswagen

German Court Rejects Farmer’s Climate Suit vs Volkswagen
The logo of German carmaker Volkswagen on a rim cap in a showroom of a Volkswagen car dealer in Brussels on July 9, 2020. Francois Lenoir/Reuters
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BERLIN—A German court on Friday rejected a farmer’s bid to force automaker Volkswagen to end the sale of vehicles with combustion engines by 2030.

In the case at the state court in the western town of Detmold, farmer Ulf Allhoff-Cramer said that drier soil and heavier rains because of climate change are harming his fields, cattle, and commercial forests.